Amber's Prep for a Healthy Pregnancy Journal

[Foxfiregrrl]

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot! I weighed myself at my parent's yesterday before the dance. I am at 189!! I'll take one pound!! Especially considering I haven't been very in control lately! I think it may have been the motivation that I needed to get a move on! YEAH!!

 

[lindalinda]

Yea Rah on the weight loss Amber!

You are doing better than you thought see? You probably burned a lot of calories dancing!

Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! I love 70s music (80s too). You know it weird, but the 70s stuff is coming back. My 15yr old loves it, and so do his friends! It almost makes me "cool" again

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Thanks! I am happy! It isn't much but I'm moving in the right direction at least!

Food:
B- kashi w/ soy
S- 1 cupcake (boss lady brought one for each of us and left it on our desks )
L- sub sandwich, guacamole salad
D- salad and black bean soup

Exercise = 18 minutes of taebo - we finished the instructional video and then did the 8 minute workout. I couldn't do much more cause my tush is a bit sore still from dancing

K, off to watch Heroes and CSI:Miami! Have a good night!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Hey, guys. I'm a little under the weather today Yesterday I started feeling a tickle in my throat and it kept getting worse and worse. Today I feel kind of crappy. Apparently I look like I feel crappy, too, cause first thing when my coworker saw me this morning she said, "What's wrong?". Anyway, it is off and on, I will feel a bit better and then a lot worse, back and forth which is aggravating. I really wanted to go home early, but I have a 4:45 & a 5pm appointment (my only two of the day of course ). But I don't have anything scheduled for tomorrow just in case I feel worse.

Food so far:
B- kashi w/ soy
S- hot chocolate -trying to drink something hot to soothe the throat
S- apple
L- sub & guacamole sandwich
S- nuts w/ a few raisins - it is half of my usual fruit and nut mixture


Oh, yeah, I need to add that I had a cup of hot tea last night and 2 small chocolate cookies. My grandma made them and according to her they are low cal most likely not.

My plan for today was to get in a good bit of exercise since I didn't do too much yesterday. But I'm gonna be honest... When I get home I will most likely curl up on the couch and only leave to eat dinner. I feel like I could sleep for two days!

I'm gonna go to bed semi early tonight and hope to feel better in the morning.
Hope everyone else is doing better than me! Have a good one!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Ok, so Tuesday I had definitely come down with something. I didn't go to work on Wednesday cause I was feeling worse. Thursday I had my doctor's appointment and had already planned to take the whole day off. I did go back to work Friday. I mostly feel better, just a few leftover symptoms ie. scratchy throat & cough.

Food has been average w/ the occasional chocolate slip up. Also we ate out a total of 3 times this week! One was Valentine's day which we didn't count against our monthly budget. Then Thursday, Dh came down w/ my cold too and stayed home. Neither of us wanted to cook so I got take out for us. Today we had lunch out cause we were out shopping.

Exercise has been nonexistant this week. I just haven't felt up to it. I plan to try to get some in tomorrow regardless.

HOUSE NEWS!! We are scheduled to move in next Saturday!! We are Totally STOKED!!! They still have a little bit of work left to do this week, but it is mostly just touch up/clean up stuff. The game room has yet to be painted, but should be done Monday or Tuesday. They still have to put our screens on the windows too. A few other minor things that should be easily completed by Friday.

Today we ordered the carpet for the game room and it should be in by the end of the week. We also went and bought our fridge and some living room furniture. We got a reclining/rocking loveseat, reclining/vibrating sofa, and a recliner chair, Plus 2 end tables. I am excited about the new furniture!

I CAN'T WAIT to move in!! DH's friends are going to come over Saturday and help us move and then stay and hang out.

OH, yeah, before you say it (Linda ) I know we need pics! Since DH is still sick I have been trying not to bug him too much. If he doesn't feel like working on the website tomorrow, I may upload some pics to a free hosting site and link it here. I promise to try to work on getting Something up tomorrow! (try being the key word )

Well, I still can't shake the overall tired feeling from this cold either. I'm gonna go lay down now. See ya'll later!

 

[lindalinda]

Hey Amber! Hope you feel better soon. Because you really need your strength to move into your NEW HOUSE! YAY! I'm so excited for you! And yes, I want pics! You can download them to photobucket, its easy.

Dont even worry about exercise, moving all your stuff will be a workout for sure. Have a nice weekend!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Ok, so I got up a little early today and got the exercise out of the way.

I wanted to walk outside but it is 36 degrees and the Weather people say it feels like 28. It is windy too So I tried doing one lap around the lake all bundled up, but when that wind hit I knew I'd need to go inside.

So then I did 60 minutes on the treadmill. I pushed hard on the first mile, took it easy on the second, and pushed medium on the third. I did 3 miles in 53 minutes which is an average of 17.5 minutes per mile I'll take it! I am always aiming for 15 or 16 mins. per mile, but that is Hard for me. Then I did a cool down for the rest of the time. When I add my .25 mile around the lake, I did a total of 65 minutes, 3.55 miles, and burned about 550 calories! Not too shabby.

I'm HUNGRY now though! I will try to use some self restraint, but I will admit ahead of time that today's lunch will be HARD! My grandma is making her homemade chicken & dumplings! She has not made them in a LONG time. I will say that I don't like dark meat so I never really enjoy the chicken part, but the dumplings are Divine! and really bad for me I'm sure. BUT since she hasn't made them in years and who knows when she will make them again, I will eat probably more than I should. I think we are also gonna have squash cassarole (Yuck), cabbage (Yuck), & green beans. Hopefully I can fill up on green beans.

Dinners for the week are mostly planned out. We are having leftovers most nights. We have leftover black bean soup, cauliflower & chickpea curry/ rice, & red beans and rice. I think we have 2 meals worth of the curry & of the red beans & rice. We also had a plan to make chicken romano & a lentil dish one night. So if we feel skippy or run out of leftovers, then that will come into play. All of those meals are pretty filling and Healthy. They stay in the right calorie range for me, so I don't have to worry too much about going over this week in calories as long as I stay away from the snacky stuff and keep my dinner portions good.

I will do my best to get at least a mile a day in this week. I should be able to commit to that since it is only about 20 minutes. I have to do better, cause I'm WAY behind on my mileage challenge.

I know that I will get a lot of exercise on Saturday moving, but we also are planning on order pizza to feed everyone that night, and I know I will most likely take in enough calories to negate any good benefit from the move.

Gonna go try to do minimal damage at lunch. I will work on getting DH to post some pics this afternoon, or break down and do them myself

See ya!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

K, it took Forever to upload the pics, but there are quite a few house pics on photobucket now! plus a couple of me on my weight loss journey and 2 of dh.
I am going to post what I think is a link to my pics: http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u192/foxfiregrrl/

If that doesn't work, then I guess you can just go to photobucket and search for foxfiregrrl this is my first time.

didn't eat too great today. Had some chocolate chip cookie and a couple of girl scout cookies

Oh, yeah, I've been waiting to report this until I weighed on my parent's scale (my "official" scale), but when I went to the doctor on Thursday it said I was at 184 !! I was kind of excited! BUT... today I weighed at my parents and it said I was back up to 191 I was sad. I was SO hoping the doctor's scale was right! Oh, well, I will just have to work harder!!

Have a great week everyone!

 

[lindalinda]

Yay Amber! The house looks fabulous! I love that open airy kitchen area! And how you labeled the kids rooms and kids playroom. How exciting! Now you need to get yourself some kids to put in them! You guys look great too. Life is gonna be so much better when you get moved in, you are gonna love it.

 

[lindalinda]

Also, great job on the mileage! And really good times too! Yay!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Hey, Linda! I am excited about the kitchen! I can't wait to get in there and play around! I can't wait to fill the house too

Today they painted our game room FINALLY!! Once the carpet goes in, tomorrow or Friday, I will take pics and post them.

I have been struggling this week so far. I haven't slept well since the week started and I'm sure some of it is excitement about moving. I am also somewhat nervous about my job transfer. I have to get everything done before I leave, and then I have to start fresh at a new place and it will be kind of like starting completely from scratch. I know it will be fine and I expect that the work environment will be more positive than the one I'm leaving, so I hope I will be pretty happy. Change is always a bit unnerving though.

Food has been BAD for Monday and Tuesday. Today I managed to stay on track. I walked a mile on Monday, but haven't really gotten any in since. We had to do house stuff today and yesterday. I know that I could still exercise now since it is only 8, but I am Really tired and don't want to get too wound up.

Well, I'm gonna go lay on the couch and be a potato for the evening

I CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE INTO MY NEW HOUSE!!!

k, just had to have that little outburst. Good night!

 

[kmp1191]

House looks GREAT!!!! Love the open kitchen!!
You and hubby look good too!!! Can really tell a difference in the befores and afters! Keepit up girl!!

Don't stress about the transfer...you've waited for it, you've earned it!!

marie

 

[lindalinda]

So I am reading national geographic online, cuz I'm a dork and I love that stuff. Anyway, I'm looking at this tree frog that is trapped in a piece of amber. Of course, the dork in me immediately thought OMG amber is petrified tree sap! So I had to come and post that on here. I just had to, dont ask me why.

 

[goldcupmom]

The house is BEAUTIFUL, Amber!!!

I've just been catching up & I can't wait to hear that you're moved & settled in.

Looks like the exercise & food have been going pretty well, too!

Good luck with the move!

 

[lindalinda]

So are you all moved in yet?

 

[lindalinda]

I bet the computer isnt set up yet is it? Probably thrown in a corner buried under boxes and blankets. I'm sure everything is going wonderfully and you will have time to check in sometime soon!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Sorry I've been MIA, but Linda is right... we haven't yet gotten our computers set up at home. I have been meaning to check in while here at work, but I have been Really busy trying to tie up all my loose ends.

We got pretty much everything moved in on Saturday except some non esentials that are still in my grandma's house. We are working this week on finishing getting that stuff and then just trying to get stuff unpacked. We didn't have hot water until monday which REALLY was not cool and we still don't have gas for cooking (but that isn't the builders fault). We are getting there slowly but surely. I am planning to get off early today, so I should be able to get a few things done.

The cats have adjusted pretty well to their new home

I have been REALLY bad on my food since Saturday. I will try to get back on track after the weekend once we are a little more settled in. I did feel EVERY muscle in my body Sunday after the move, so hopefully I burned a few calories then

Well, I've really got to get back to work so I can get out of here! Hope everyone is doing well!! I will try to check in again this weekend, since I'm not sure if I will have a computer up before then.

oh, and btw, Yes I know... I'm petrified tree sap.... but at least I'm pretty people use me as jewelry

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Hello! Life is still in transition these days. We finally got our gas turned on today, so we will be able to actually cook now part of me has been enjoying eating out all the time.... Actually, I have really been feeling the effects over the last couple of days. I'm all bloated and gassy(sp?) and feel generally bad after meals That is good though cause it is making me more ready to get back to real life and cook again!

I started in Bibb County yesterday! I am actually in a unit with a girl that I was friends with in high school, so that is pretty cool! I am getting somewhat settled in, but it is going to take a lot of adjusting. I am basically doing a completely different job that I was trained for about 9 months ago, but have never done. So needless to say I don't remember how to do any of it. I will pick it up pretty quick though. I only have 10 cases so that is Great!! The coworkers in my unit seem to act like that is a lot more than I realize and that the cases get out of control easily. I realize that it is more paper work and tighter deadlines and therefore may be somewhat challenging. BUT I managed 45 cases in my other position and didn't ever really get behind, SO I know that I can keep this case load managable!! I just have to figure out a new system to get organized and then I will be set!

Well, I have continued to be REALLY bad this week eating out Every day for lunch and dinner and getting no exercise! The house is still mostly packed up. We have been working little by little to get things done. Tomorrow we plan to work hard at it all day and get a bunch done and then work Sunday also to knock out a bunch more. I hope to be a lot better off at the start of next week.

At my new office there are two weight loss groups, basically I think one may be an official WW and the other is just an unofficial support group. Then they also have some exercise class. I didn't get good details cause my friend was telling me as she walked me out the door yesterday. I will definitely get details next week!! I will most likely join the non formal group and I want to check out the exercise class and try to hit it as often as possible!!

I'm TOTALLY LOVIN my new house!! I love the colors, the room, all of it!! I am so excited to have our own space again!! I will most likely try to take some pics and put them up once some of our rooms get more organized. We have new living room furniture that I LOVE also!

Well, guess that is it for now. See ya'll lata!

 

[kmp1191]

Congrats on getting into the house!! It will take a while to get everything the way you want it..so take your time! Also good job on FINALLY getting to the new job! you'll do great and you know it!!

I think joining one of the weight loss groups is a great idea!! Talk about support...ALL DAY LONG!!! It would make it easier on you with everyone in the office doing it. Let us know how it goes!!

marie

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Well, I still haven't gotten back on track with my exercise, but I am doing a good bit better on the eating portion. I will do my best to get some exercise in this week. I haven't gotten the courage up to go to the workout class at work yet, but I will. I may take my clothes tomorrow and go if I don't have a late appointment.

I bought a new scale yesterday! It is a Healthometer. It measures weight, body fat, and hydration levels. It also has a feature that allows you to save your weigh ins and goal and it will show how far you've come. It is REALLY cool!! I have to admit I am a bit obsessed with it now too! You guys know that I almost never weigh myself (mostly cause I didn't have a good scale, but also cause it just wasn't the Main priority), well last night I weighed myself like 6 times and again this morning. I Swear it was different Every time I got on it. I started out at 190.8 at 5:30pm (before dinner, w/ clothes), later I was down and then it just kept going down This morning I was 185.4 ! I was like WOW! If only I could do that for real! Anyway, so for a little while anyway I will probably weigh a lot just to play with it. I will let you guys know what I determine is my "real" weight. I think that I like to weigh in the morning, but I may do it right after work? I think that having the scale in my bathroom will really help me alot!! I think seeing the flucuations on a more regular basis will encourage me to stay on track.

K, I also wrote in Marie's journal on Friday that I have been considering the Breast Cancer 3 day in Atlanta in October. I have only let the idea cross my mind until this week. Earlier in the week my new coworker (that I went to high school with) said that she is doing it with her best friend from high school (who I was also friends with). She is Very out of shape and has stated that she doesn't know how she is going to do it AND she said that at first she didn't realize there was $2200 you had to raise. Anyway, I said that I had considered it, but that it is a BIG commitment and that I hadn't put much thought into it. Well, she didn't seem interested in recruiting me to do it so that she would have a training/fundraising partner (the bf lives in Atlanta, so they won't be training together). BUT, it got me to thinking about the 3 day again. This weekend it has been almost ALL I can think about.

I am not sure if I am ready to jump in and commit to it or not yet though. It is a LOT of training and a LOT of money to raise! I have Never been a good fundraiser in the past. I think I could do better at this because I am somewhat more outgoing now and it would be a cause that I volunteered to raise money for. I am nervous though that I would not end up following through well enough on my training or fundraising. I have a good bit going on right now, but nothing that I can't manage.

I really feel that I need something BIG that is outside of myself to motivate me to get my Butt back into gear. I think this would be a GREAT motivator! I just am not positive that I have enough time in my week to adequately do the training routine that ends up having me do 4 and 5 mile walks on week days and 10-15 mile walks on the weekends. I know that would be really good for me and have even talked with DH about making those some nice Hiking days in the surrounding areas. I just don't want to get in over my head.

Ok, so what I think I am going to do is try to get myself back into working out and walking. I will push myself to do at least 5 days a week over the next couple of weeks. I will try to increase my mileage and ensure that I am doing at least 3 miles most days that I walk. I am also going to start figuring out ways to raise $2200 and who I can ask to sponsor me. I will give myself until April 1st to determine if this is something that I can fully commit to and then make my final decision.

K, that is enough for today! Have a great week everyone and I promise to try to get back more often!